Simon Fraser University in British Columbia has a German Canadians
collection of which many publications have been digitized or are avlb on
line. This is about the best collection of early publications I have
seen, but there are a few more recent. Regrettably most are in German,
however, I am sure some listers might be able to help with a translation or
two.
Click on Browse the collection to
http://content.lib.sfu.ca/cdm/landingpage/collection/gc
One in particular is interesting:
*Zersplitterung oder Verbindung? : Bilder aus dem Leben der Deutschen in
Canada und Wolhynien* in 1922 approx. 75 pages
(roughly translated: Breaking up or connecting - describes the lives of
Germans in Canada and Wolhynia - sadly no photos - the word Bilder also
means description in this sense.)
http://content.lib.sfu.ca/cdm/ref/collection/gc/id/7649
Ernst Althausen was a pastor in Wolhynia from the late 1880s. He died in
1946, but in the 1921-22 he travelled to Canada and published a couple of
books.
His visit to Winnipeg (described on Page 60 (g85e0064) ) mentions names I
am familiar with i-former residents of Kurgani, Goncharicha, Kostopol and
Kuran - Petznik, Schulz, Rast, Lener (Lehner). He visited Calgary and
other areas of Alberta, Sask and Manitoba.
Another interesting publication is a thesis : R*elatives and strangers :
the identity of post World War II ethnic German immigrants. * The title
says it all.
http://content.lib.sfu.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/gc/id/1325/rec/95
Helen